Karanpur Tehsil
कर्णपुर तहसील | |
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Country | India |
State | Rajasthan |
District | Sri Ganganagar |
Headquarters | Karanpur city |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 146,878 |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Karanpur tehsil is one of the nine tehsils of Sri Ganganagar district, Rajasthan.[1] It falls in the north-west of the district. Karanpur city is the headquarters of the tehsil. Its north-west border touches Bahawalnagar district of Pakistani Punjab. It is bordered in the east by Shriganganagar tehsil and Padampur tehsil, and in the south by Raisinghnagar tehsil.[2]
According to the 2011 Census of India, the population of Karanpur Tehsil is 146,878, with 77,193 being male and 69,685 being female.
Karanpur Tehsil has a literacy rate of 60.09%, with 67.27% of males being literate and 52.15% of females being literate, as per the Census India 2011.